We've heard from you that many good things have started with something
you saw on Rumble's site. This page is an attempt to capture some of
those good things. They are in no particular order. We're
writing them down as we remember them, so if we've missed any, please email
us at rumblehome@netscape.net and
remind us. (Excerpts have been
edited to remove all personal references to fully preserve anonymity.)

It is so deeply meaningful to us to know that because of Rumble, the
world is a better place. And we're wise enough to know that we are
only one domino in a row of goodness. Together we keep the goodness
flowing.

Some
Good Things that Rumble has helped to make happen....

88 "Just in Case" Dogs Adopted or Rescued - Rumble's "Just in Case" page
has helped 88 dogs to be adopted into forever
homes. (Click here to
visit Rumble's "Just in Case" page.
Click here to see the "Just in Case" dogs who have found forever
homes.)

"Toby" (formerly "Trooper")
a "Just in Case" Shepherd
happy with his new
forever family in SC

Redd School Students Unite with Rumble - The wonderful students
at Redd School have had their artwork featured on Rumble's site, which
has been a positive factor for them and for Rumble. (See
Redd School Students for Rumble)

First Grade Teacher Mrs. Schmidt with Rumble art done by her class

Two Dogs Adopted in Nebraska - "I've been following your website for many
months now and I simply had to write to you. I, like many others check
in every day to see what news you have of Rumble, laugh with joy when
another "just in case" dog is adopted, and cry when one is lost. I've
gone to just about every website and rescue shelter you've had a link
for and they've taken me to others. Both of our dogs died last year
and the pain was horrible. But because of our loss we have since
adopted 2 rescues and although I miss my babies terribly, these 2
goofballs have brought an amazing amount of joy to our lives. They've
also brought some wonderful people into our lives through their work
with rescued dogs. You may not even realize how many lives your
family and Rumble have touched or how many dogs you have saved. I pray
for Rumble every day and I know that there is a reason for everything.
I know you'll never stop looking for Rumble and I want you to know
there are many people praying for you and your family and Rumble."

Donation Made to
Humane Society in Rumble's Name - A Friend of Rumble's wrote to us
telling us she had made a donation to the Humane Society in Rumble's
name. (Click here
to read her words.)

Dogs from Memphis Shelter Rescued with Assistance of Canadian
Friends - "I too have been following your efforts in trying to locate Rumble. I
am just waiting for the day when you have finally found him. Your
posting of today mentioned the domino effect that your web site is
having. I just wanted to share another arm of this effect. A few
months back, your site linked into the
page maintained by Sylvia Cox for the dogs at the Memphis shelter.
I couldn't believe the amount of beautiful dogs that were being put to
sleep on a daily basis. My sister and I began checking the site
several times a day and sending out pleas to rescues to save some to
the dogs. And we have been very successful as quite a few rescues have
taken action and pulled some of the dogs. Since we are in Canada and
do not have a clear picture of the distances in Tennessee, we have
contacted rescues that maybe were a little farther afield, but most of
them have come through and were not aware of these dogs until we
contacted them."

"Kimba" Found in Tennessee - A Friend of Rumble's lost her
beloved German Shepherd, "Kimba" and turned to us for assistance in
publicizing his loss. We pitched in and posted information on
Kimba. Several days later, Kimba was found! (Click
here to read Kimba's story.)

Kimba wearing a green ribbon for Rumble after
she was found

Lost White Lab in Virginia Recovered and Returned to Owner - A
Friend of Rumble's in Virginia wrote to us and told us the
heartwarming story of a white Lab running across the roadways who was
almost hit, but she was able to coax him to her using techniques she
had read about on Rumble's site. Fortunately the Lab was wearing
tags, so she was able to happily reunite him with his owner. (Click
here to read the full story.)

Dog's Aggression Subsides -
"I realized I hadn't updated you on my German Shepherd who was
aggressive towards my baby in a long time. He is doing GREAT.
I have a friend who is helping me train him. I met her through
volunteering to assist a local group that helps homeless dogs.
It was Rumble who inspired me to start volunteering to help homeless
dogs in my area."

Pug in Chattanooga, TN Rescued with Assistance of Canadian PugMom
- "My sister is quite involved with pugs and the
proud pugmom of
three. One to the small dog rescues that we had contacted, emailed my
sister back looking for a pug rescue in Chattanooga as there was a
very sick little pug in a high-kill shelter with only a day left.
Since my sister belongs to a North American pug list serv, she was
able to direct them to the correct rescue and the little pug was
saved. This is only a few instances of the spin-offs that the Rumble
website has created. There are probably hundreds or even thousands of
dogs whose lives have been saved or bettered because of it. Rumble
will be returned to you when God decides enough other dogs have been
saved and Rumble's deed is done." [Our note:
Click
here for list of Pug rescue groups in Canada, Australia, and the
U.S.]

New Volunteer Helping Homeless Dogs - A Friend of Rumble's
in Virginia wrote to us and told us that she has been inspired by
Rumble's site to volunteer to assist in a local shelter.

"Heart" Reunited with Family in Richmond, VA - "Heart," a young
Retriever/Lab mix was found by a Friend of Rumble's in Richmond.
She turned to us to help publicize him in an effort to reunite him
with his owner. Several days later, his owner was located and
Heart has now been happily reunited with his family! (Click
here to read Heart's story.)

"Heart" reunited with his family in Richmond, VA

Golden Adopted
in Virginia - A Friend of Rumble's in Northern Virginia was talking with a co-worker
who wanted to get a Golden Retriever for his family. Because of
what our friend has read on Rumble's site about various rescue groups,
he suggested that his co-worker adopt a rescued Golden. The
co-worker did just that and now has a wonderful new family companion!

Two Lost Dogs Recovered in Idaho - "I had to write to you about my day yesterday as I had Rumble's
website and what it says about catching a lost dog in my mind. I had
just finished a bunch of errands. It was raining, and I was at the
stop light of a busy intersection when two yellow dogs ran across
the street, luckily making it through both lanes of traffic. I will
never know how they made it.

I turned around in a gas station and went around the block trying to
catch up with these two. Finally, I saw the dogs. I rolled down the
windows so they could see and hear my dogs. I hopped out of the
truck and, with treats in hand, I managed to get hold of them by
their collars. One of the dogs pulled away from me, leaving me
holding on to the other while trying to get back to my truck to get
my phone and call the owners listed on the tag. The girl I had by
the collar was very scared and tried to pull away from me to follow
the other guy. Her collar came off in my hand!

I grabbed my phone and called the number on her tag. Her human mom
answered and said, "Oh my gosh, you have her? We've been frantic!" I
was like well…I have her collar. I told her what had happened and
where I was and then continued after the dogs. I finally saw them
and cut them off in a driveway. Holding the collar and a leash, I
tossed a few treats toward them. I tried not to make eye contact.
Crouching down, I was able to get close to the golden again. The
other guy took off.

When the golden turned to follow I did something I probably would
never had tried on any breed other than a golden. I grabbed her tail
and soothingly assured her that she was okay. I got the leash around
her neck, then her collar. I called the dog's mom on her cell phone
to tell her where I was. By then, she and her husband were just
around the corner and got to me quickly. The other dog, a male, was
nowhere in sight. After helping them look for the other dog, I
finally had to go home, because I was drenched. I'm not sure if they
found him. I hope so!!! [Our note: We have since
learned he was found too.]

But the moral of this story is: I have always been a little afraid
to try to catch a lost dog because they always seem to bolt...and I
couldn't stand it if I caused them to get hit. But the information
on your website gave me the confidence to try this time, and I'm so
glad I did. Who knows what might have happened to these two dogs. I
had to write to tell you that Rumble was in my head the whole time."

Mom & Daughter Volunteer at Shelter and Join Mid-America Rottweiler Rescue - "Just so you know how important Rumble
is....since becoming a Rumble fan, my 11 year old daughter and I have
begun volunteering at the local "no kill" shelter and I have become an
official member of the
MidAmerica
Rottweiler Rescue here in my city. Both our "new" dogs came to us
through them. Although I had been helping them with fundraising, I
wanted to do so much more after seeing just how desperate the
situation was. I tend to hide my head in the sand because I can't
stand to think of an animal in distress. It's always been easier not
to think about it unless it's something right in front of me. But
after following Rumble's site, I finally realized that people who do
rescue work have their hearts broken everyday when they can't save a
dog...but at least they're trying. Why should I be any different and
shield myself from pain when I can make a small difference too? So
again, I thank you for what has become something of a cult
following...a very good and happy thing in this sometimes frightening
world. You have to wonder why things happen at all and especially when
they do. I think in Rumble's case, there was some eye opening needing
to be done and he became the messenger."

Serves as a Link
- Cheryl, a Friend of Rumble's wrote to tell us of a very special
meaning Rumble has given to her life. Cheryl's fiance, David,
introduced her to Rumble's plight last summer. David loved
animals and was always on the look-out for lost and stray animals.
He was a wonderful man. He cared for Cheryl, who has health
challenges, and he cared for animals. Tragically, David died
suddenly of heart failure in October. In Cheryl's words, "I
pray for Rumble because he is like a last link to David. I will
continue to have Rumble in my prayers as he gives me that one special
memory of how special my Dave was to always look out for the lost or
stray...." Both David and Cheryl are heroes. Despite
challenges and hardships, they gave to each other and to animals.
Cheryl still continues to focus her generosity of spirit outward.
We wish the world had more people like David and Cheryl. Cheryl
told us that she believes David will continue to watch over Rumble
like he did every lost dog or stray. We do too. Photos of
Cheryl with some of her beloved dogs are below and in
Rumble's Scrapbook. We feel
honored that one of Rumble's Domino Effects is to provide a link to
David for Cheryl.

Cheryl with furry companions

"Bear" Found His Forever Home (click-through from Rumble's site)
-Friends
of ours recently lost their beloved Shepherd to a tragic accident.
While grieving deeply, their hearts were open to the misfortune of
other dogs. A few days later they visited Rumble's site, hoping
to hear good news about Rumble. That particular day, they
decided to click on the logo for
Virginia German
Shepherd Rescue (VGSR) and visit the
VGSR site. Amazingly, the featured VGSR Shepherd that day was a
spitting image of the beloved Shepherd they had just lost. They
know each dog has its own personality and never want or expect
otherwise, but they felt this particular Shepherd was just meant to be
with them. So they gave "Bear" the forever home he's been
waiting for his whole life. We pay tribute to our friends for
their loving generosity.

"Bear"

Volunteers for Local Humane Society
-"Rumble
inspired me to start volunteering for my local Humane Society. Rumble
has done so much good for so many. He has brought me together
with many people I would never have known if it wasn't for him
(including one who is going to work with me to organize our own animal
shelter in the future). His website brought me to the
Memphis Animal
Shelter. Although I couldn't help any of them, it inspired me to help
the ones I can....in my local area. I am now a dog walker for my
local Humane
Society. I also take dogs to adoption events. Thanks for
inspiring me! I pray for Rumble every night!"

Supports Memphis Animal Shelter
- "I first saw the
Memphis
site because of your comments on Rumble's website. Since then I
have joined the
RAOT list (although I'm in NC and at least 8 hrs. from Memphis)
and have sponsored several dogs (incl. a beautiful terrier just
yesterday) and sent a nice donation to
Memphis Collie Rescue since they do such a great job in an awful
city. This is all because of you. Thank you for this."

Adopted a German Shepherd Rescue
-
"I was inspired by looking at your site everyday for a long time.
My wife and I will be getting a German Shepherd from a German Shepherd
rescue. I am still believing that one day you will get Rumble back.
God Bless!"

"Kudos"

"Lexie" Found Her Forever Home
- In your search
you have no idea of what you contribute to others, and I feel
compelled to let you know what your efforts have done for our life
personally. Through you we have been educated, inspired and blessed
with Lexie, our beautiful German Shepherd. Many years ago we had a
beautiful long-haired German Shepherd mix, "Sarge." His dad,
we believe, was a Shiloh (all 125 lbs). Sarge shared our home for 10
years and truly was our 4-legged child. He was a massive,
super-intelligent, loving boy and was always welcome everywhere we
went. Through the years the kids have grown and the grandchildren have
come, but still there was a void in our lives. When I found your
site, something happened to me inside. My husband and I
discussed Rumble nightly and always we would go back to the times with
our beloved Sarge. Through talking, we both discovered that the void
was not having a dog. Last August we heard of a Shepherd at a shelter
about an hours ride from home and decided to go. There was this 80-lb
beauty in a cage barking and snarling (yes snarling). We both looked
and saw the same thing - - a defensive body that said, get away, I'm
afraid you'll hurt me like my other human, but eyes that said. please
don't let me stay here. We both said at the same time, "She is the one
for us!" We wanted to take her home right then, but there were 2 other
couples who made out an application, so we went home on pins and
needles. The next morning a call came from the shelter: "You can come
and get your dog if you want." Needless to say, I was out the door.
When I arrived, she still barked defensively but I did not care. They
handed me her leash and this ferocious dog licked my hand! We learned
Lexie was abused and had a right to be defensive, but that was just
her exterior. Her warm eyes told another story. She is now a 90-lb
2-year-old and the most loving girl. The terrible void we felt for all
those years is gone and it is all because of finding Rumble's site. I
am so sad he is not home yet (I know it won't be much longer), but
forever grateful to you and your never-ending love for him. Your
efforts have affected so many. Thank you for being "You."